I read it all, every wordAnd I still don't understand a thingWhat had you heard? What had you heardWas it love, was it take another walk in the dark?

You'll never learnI'd pray to God if there was heavenBut heaven seems so very far from hereAnd it all boils down to the same old thingJust a yin and a yang or a couple of pipe dreamsAnd it all boils down to the same old painWhether you win or lose isn't gonna change a single thing

I stood in line and a thought crossed my mindI had been dreaming but I didn't mindI signed the line and the woman looked right through meShe didn't smile

I'd pray to God if there was heavenBut heaven seems so very far from hereAnd it all boils down to the same old thingJust a yin and a yang or a couple of pipe dreamsAnd it all boils down to the same old painWhether you win or lose isn't gonna change a single thing

I'd pray to God if there was heavenBut heaven seems so very far from hereAnd it all boils down to the same old thingJust a yin and a yang or a couple of pints pleaseAnd it all boils down to the same old painWhether you win or lose isn't gonna change a single thing

And it all boils down to the same old featJust a link in a chain, just a puppet on a stringAnd it all boils down to the same old pain

Whether you win or you loseWhether you win or you loseWhether you win or you loseWhether you win or you lose